: Paolo Grigolini, Korosh Mahmoodi, Bruce J. West
: Empirical Paradox, Complexity Thinking and Generating New Kinds of Knowledge
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
: 9781527535527
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: CHF 192.50
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Is another world war inevitable? The answer is a resounding"e,yes"e, if we continue to think in terms of"e,either/or"e, outcomes. Adversaries think in such terms, you either get what you want, or you do not. Can a different way of thinking produce a different outcome? This book shows that the consistency demanded by the linear, logical either/or thinking is disrupted by paradox, whose resolution forces a consequent decision: war or peace, with no middle ground. If this were the only way of thinking then a person would be either a protagonist or an antagonist, but a person can be both, either, or neither, this opens the door to novel solutions. This is"e,both/and"e, thinking, which the book shows can be achieved by a dynamic resolution of paradox. Thus, a basically selfish individual can also be a hero, a consequence of the complexity of being human.